Cooling-board.



A. W. BROWN & G. W. SINCLAIR.

' COOLING BOARD. APPLICATION FILED mm, 1912.

1,096,595. Pate11ted May 12, 1914.

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ALVAI-I W. BROWN AND GEORGE W. SINCLAIR, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, AS-

SIGNORS TO DURFEE EMBALMING CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

FLUID 00., 0F GRAND RATPIDS, MICHIGAN, A

COOLING-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 12, 191-1.

Application filed April 8, 1912. Serial No. 689,1M.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, ALVAH \V. lhiowu andGEORGE W. Srnomm, citizens of the United States of America, residing a tGrand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in (loolingdioards; and we do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to improvements in cooling boards for under-takersuse, and its object is to provide a strong, foldable and portablestructure adjustable for use in various respects, and to provide thesame with various new and useful features hereinafter more fullydescribed and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Our device consists essentially of two frames hinged to each other, oneof which is provided with a fixed top and the other with a top fixed inpart and adjustable in part to various inclined positions, and foldableand adjustable legs adapted to fold within the frames, the frames beingadapted to fold opposite each other and form a closure for the legs andadjusting means whereby the device when out of use is in compact formand convenient for transportation, and in various features ofconstruction and arrangement as will hereinafter more fully appear byreference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective of a device embodying our invention as it appears whenopened out for use; Fig. 2 the same as it appears When closed fortransportation or storage; Fig. 3 a longitudinal vertical section of thesame with one end adjusted as for use and the legs at the other endfolded; Fig. i a detail in inverted plan view with the legs folded; Fig.5 a vertical section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 6 an enlargeddetail of the pivot for the legs shown in vertical section.

Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the figures.

The main frame of the structure consists of two rectangular frames 1 and2 of substantially equal dimensions and hinged to each other, as at 3,to fold opposite each other or to turn into alinement and in the sameplane. Attached to the upper side of the frame 1 is a top 4: of anysuitable fabric or material, and a portion of the frame 2 adjacent theframe 1 is provided with a similar top 5 to which is hinged anadjustable top 6. These parts 4, 5 and (3 constitute a suitable supportfor the body when opened up for use and constitute the, outer oppositesides of the case when the device is closed, the edges of the case beingformed of the frames 1 and 2. The portion of the top 6 is mounted on aframe 7 pivoted to the fixed portion 5 of the top, and the frame 7 isfoldable within the frame 2 with the portion of the top 6 in the sameplane as the portion 5, as shown in Fig. 2. The frame 7 is adjustablefor use at various inclinations by props 8 having a series of notchestherein to engage a support 8" within the frame 2 and to slide throughthe support to a position substantially parallel with the frames whenthe frame 7 is folded within the frame 2.

22 is a hook to detachably hold the frame 7 within the frame 9 representtwo pair of tubular legs each pair connected at the top by a tubularcross member and pivoted within the respective frame near the respectiveouter ends thereof by means of plates 17 secured to the frames andhaving pivot pins 16 secured thereto and projecting Within the ends ofthe tubular cross members 15. The legs 9 and the member 15 are securedto each other by suitable Ts 18. Near the lower end each pair of legs isconnected by a tubular cross member 10 secured to the legs by suitableTs 19 and in this tubular member are sliding fasteners 21 to engagetelescopic extensions 11 of the legs 9 and hold the same adjusted, thedetails of which fastener are not herein claimed and are not shown.

he lower end of the extensions 11 are connected by a bar 12 (preferablytubular) secured at each end to the extensions 11 by suitable Ts 20.When turned to operative position the legs are held adjusted by braces13 having rule joints therein whereby the braces will fold and permit offoldingthe legs within the respective frames. These braces are pivotedto the inside of the frame at one end and to the outer side of the legat the other end.

The structure shown is light and strong, and when folded is readilycarried by means of a suitable handle 14 attached to one of the framesand is quickly adjusted for use with the frame 7 suitably inclined tosupport the head and the frames 1 and 2 in alinement and adjusted aspreferred either horizontal or inclined by adjusting the telescopic extensions 11 in the legs 9.

What We claim is:

A cooling board comprising tWo frames hinged to fold opposite to eachother and to turn into alinement, plates attached to opposite innerfaces of each frame, a pin fixed and held by each plate, a tubeconnection between opposite pins and in the ends of Which tubes the pinsfit and on which pins the tubes are rotative, legs connected to eachtube atthe ends of the tubes adjacent said 5 pins, and foldable Withinthe respective frames, and foldable brace connections between each frameand the corresponding legs.

In testimony whereof We aiiix our signa- 20 Copies of this patent may beobtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. 0.

